Kasoghi’s assassination at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018 sparked a worldwide outcry against the kingdom and its de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Turkish officials say Kasogi, a prominent critic of bin Salman, was killed and dismembered inside the consulate in an operation approved by “high-ranking” officials in Riyadh. The allegations strained ties between the two regional powers, leading to an unofficial boycott of Turkish goods by Saudi Arabia, which reduced Ankara’s exports to the kingdom by 90%, Reuters reported. successor prince approved the operation. Earlier this month, a Turkish court ruled that the 26-year-old in absentia of Kasogi’s murder could be transferred to Saudi Arabia in a move that could effectively end the case. In March, a Turkish prosecutor requested that the nearly two-year trial be adjourned and transferred to Saudi Arabia because arrest warrants for the suspects could not be executed and their testimonies could not be obtained.
